> The one thing I always wonder about these stories is if they are true why haven't we in the United States been surpassed? According to one of my college prof

> The one thing I always wonder about these stories is if they are true why haven't we in the United States been surpassed? According to one of my college professors (back in the '90s), the simple answer is "our colleges are better." He told us that primary schooling in many countries have long been superior to ours, but our colleges are better and that's been keeping us ahead.